μπεσαλής

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ἐν ταῖς ἀνάγκαις χρημάτων κρείττων φίλος → it is better in times of need to have friends rather than money, a friend in need is a friend indeed (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 143)

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Greek Monolingual

θηλ. ού και -ίδισσα
άνθρωπος που έχει μπέσα, άνθρωπος ο οποίος είναι άξιος εμπιστοσύνης, πιστός στον λόγο του, ευθύς, ντόμπρος («μού αρκεί ο λόγος σου, γιατί είσαι μπεσαλής»).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μπέσα + κατάλ. -λής (πρβλ. παραλής)].